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dionym

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
dionym
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A name consisting of two terms.

noun

A binomial name; a scientific name at the rank of species, with two terms: a generic name and a specific name.

Dated

Etymology

From di- + -onym.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

dionyms (plural)

Synonyms

binomen binomial binomial name binominal binominal name species name

Questions

What does dionym mean?
A name consisting of two terms.
Where does dionym come from?
From di- + -onym.

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